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Spiders, Lanterns, and Giant Santas: Quirky Christmas Traditions Revealed!
- 2024/12/22
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This is yuour Christmas Around the World: Weekly Traditions podcast.
Welcome to "Christmas Around the World: Weekly Traditions," a festive journey through the diverse and fascinating holiday customs from different corners of the globe. I'm your host, and I'm excited to share these stories with you. So, grab a cup of hot cocoa, get cozy, and let's dive into the magic of Christmas traditions.
First, let's travel to Portugal, where Christmas celebrations start on Christmas Eve. Families decorate their homes, set up nativity scenes, and after attending Midnight Mass, they add Baby Jesus to the crib. Children put out their shoes for Baby Jesus, not Santa, and gifts are exchanged after the family service. In some towns, communities gather around a fire in the church car park, wishing each other "Feliz Natal." Lisbon is famous for its huge artificial tree, sparkling with thousands of green lights, and the town of Agueda boasts the world's largest Santa display, standing 21 meters tall with 250,000 LED lights.
Next, we'll visit Ukraine, where a unique tradition involves decorating Christmas trees with artificial spiders and webs. This custom stems from an old tale of a poor woman who woke up on Christmas morning to find a spider had covered her tree in a glorious, sparkling web. It's believed to bring good luck, not poor housekeeping.
Moving to the Philippines, Christmas is celebrated over three months leading up to the big holiday. A special tradition is decorating homes with a Christmas lantern called a "paról." In Australia, Christmas picnics and caroling on the beach are popular, taking advantage of the summer season. And in Brazil, you'll find "presepios" or nativity scenes in front of churches, and cities display Christmas trees, often with fireworks to celebrate the year-end.
Now, it's your turn to share your favorite holiday traditions. We'd love to hear from you. Please visit our website and leave a comment or share a photo of your holiday decorations on our social media channels. We'll feature some of your stories in our next episode.
Before we go, don't forget to subscribe to our podcast and follow us on social media for more festive content. Thank you for joining us on this journey around the world. From our family to yours, Merry Christmas, and we'll see you in the next episode.
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Welcome to "Christmas Around the World: Weekly Traditions," a festive journey through the diverse and fascinating holiday customs from different corners of the globe. I'm your host, and I'm excited to share these stories with you. So, grab a cup of hot cocoa, get cozy, and let's dive into the magic of Christmas traditions.
First, let's travel to Portugal, where Christmas celebrations start on Christmas Eve. Families decorate their homes, set up nativity scenes, and after attending Midnight Mass, they add Baby Jesus to the crib. Children put out their shoes for Baby Jesus, not Santa, and gifts are exchanged after the family service. In some towns, communities gather around a fire in the church car park, wishing each other "Feliz Natal." Lisbon is famous for its huge artificial tree, sparkling with thousands of green lights, and the town of Agueda boasts the world's largest Santa display, standing 21 meters tall with 250,000 LED lights.
Next, we'll visit Ukraine, where a unique tradition involves decorating Christmas trees with artificial spiders and webs. This custom stems from an old tale of a poor woman who woke up on Christmas morning to find a spider had covered her tree in a glorious, sparkling web. It's believed to bring good luck, not poor housekeeping.
Moving to the Philippines, Christmas is celebrated over three months leading up to the big holiday. A special tradition is decorating homes with a Christmas lantern called a "paról." In Australia, Christmas picnics and caroling on the beach are popular, taking advantage of the summer season. And in Brazil, you'll find "presepios" or nativity scenes in front of churches, and cities display Christmas trees, often with fireworks to celebrate the year-end.
Now, it's your turn to share your favorite holiday traditions. We'd love to hear from you. Please visit our website and leave a comment or share a photo of your holiday decorations on our social media channels. We'll feature some of your stories in our next episode.
Before we go, don't forget to subscribe to our podcast and follow us on social media for more festive content. Thank you for joining us on this journey around the world. From our family to yours, Merry Christmas, and we'll see you in the next episode.
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